Jane Laws Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 For the past year I have been performing quite a few gigs. The response and audience connection to My Last Teaspoon of Honey has encouraged me back into my home studio. My Last Teaspoon of Honey is another of my simple mixes. I decided to create a music video and I'm excited with the outcome. Looks forward to hearing what you think. My Last Teaspoon of Honey - Jane Laws 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Left comment and like over at YT. Hope the rest of the community will as well. Very beautifully done, so tender; much enjoyed Jane. I was listening on my phone, into my hearing aids, so perhaps that’s why the guitar is so low in the mix. If I was producing, I turn the guitar up. Only crit from me. t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Well done Jane.. I would bring the guitar up in the mix- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Beautiful and heartfelt. The guitar needs to be brought up more as already mentioned. I was in Australia a couple of years ago, up in the Darwin area and down in Tasmania for nature photography. Had a great time and I really want to go back. -Bjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Laws Posted November 20 Author Share Posted November 20 Thanks for the feedback. I was also thinking the guitar was a little low. I spent quite some time on this issue. When I increased the guitar the bottom end started to sound muddy and boomy, which I just couldn't get under control. When played back it sounds different on different sound systems, which adds to my confusion. Also huge thanks DeeringAmps for the YT comment, they really help to promote the video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equality Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 Very beautiful song indeed. As others suggested I'd also turn up the guitar a bit. Vocal is great as well but the roomy reverb doesn't go along with the outdoor video. Some nitpicking, overall a great performance and composition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 3 hours ago, Jane Laws said: bottom end started to sound muddy High pass filter! t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 Pretty song, nicely done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 Hi Jane Nice song, I enjoyed it but the guitar does need to come up - as tom says, just high pass filter it to stop uncontrollable bottom end Cool Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesha Posted November 24 Share Posted November 24 Hi Jane, welcome to the song forum if this is your first post (I think it is?) . Well you should be excited, your experience singing and songwriting and playing shows. Very lovely all around. If you are just getting back into using your daw, and as you say your songs sound different on different sound systems, it can be confusing but normal I think. There are some vsts that allow you to hear in the daw how things will sound on different sound systems, I think a few free ones, that might help you be less confused about it. For me the main thing seems to be to get the low end heard on something like a phone, which is challenging. What is your area of concern? Lots of good advice here, Treesha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted November 25 Share Posted November 25 beautiful voice/song.jack c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Sorice Posted November 25 Share Posted November 25 Very nice! Gave it a thumbs up on YT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB01 Posted November 25 Share Posted November 25 Lovely song - the vocal shines beautifully - another vote to up the guitar level and apply a HP filter but, for me, that really didn't detract from a very enjoyable listen. Great work 👍 Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Laws Posted November 26 Author Share Posted November 26 On 11/24/2024 at 2:12 PM, treesha said: What is your area of concern? I just wanted a little more guitar to complement the piano but couldn't make it happen. Perhaps the problem began in the guitar recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesha Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 15 hours ago, Jane Laws said: I just wanted a little more guitar to complement the piano but couldn't make it happen. Perhaps the problem began in the guitar recording. Yes it could be the guitar recording, but with some tweaking of levels in your mixing the guitar and piano levels could be adjusted to a more even balance. And eq as mentioned. I never did well with micing an acoustic guitar and preferred to use a guitar with a pickup vs mic. Now I prefer virtual guitar ha. Just experiment with the mix and eq more to see if you can get the mix how you want it. You could double the guitar track with a different eq on each too. Compression also if the playing is uneven. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB01 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 The only time I got good results mic'ing an acoustic was using a pair of pencil SDC mics in an XY config (I used some cheap Behringer mics that did a surprisingly good job), but I often just DI for ease. There is a video I used as a reference here that might be of use: Don't be put off by the beginner in the title - it taught me a few tricks and I've playing guitar over 50 years! 😂 Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 Nice all the advice you need has been given. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Laws Posted November 29 Author Share Posted November 29 On 11/27/2024 at 1:49 AM, AndyB01 said: The only time I got good results mic'ing an acoustic was using a pair of pencil SDC mics in an XY config (I used some cheap Behringer mics that did a surprisingly good job), but I often just DI for ease. There is a video I used as a reference here that might be of use: Don't be put off by the beginner in the title - it taught me a few tricks and I've playing guitar over 50 years! 😂 Andy I used a Rode NT2000 positioned in front and directly facing the Body / Neck Junction of the guitar (400mm from guitar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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